Flybrix JC-2 Manuale di istruzioni

Version 1.4.2 November 2017

Flybrix Building and Flying Instructions:

Basic Quad, Octo & Hexo Designs

JC-2 Controller

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Table of Contents

Build More, Learn More

Start with the Quad.

Learn the basics of building,

connecting motors and ﬂying.

Try the Octo next.

Take what you’ve learned from the

quad build, apply your know-how to

the octo build.

Level up to the Hexo.

Now that you’re almost a pro, give the

Hex build a shot. Use the software to

change motor specs to ﬂy your Hexo

build.

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4. Getting Started

5. Safety

6. Building a quadcopter

14. Flying

20. Troubleshooting

21. Conﬁguration Software

36. Building a hexocopter

22. Building an octocopter

3. Introduction

45. Games

Introduction

Flybrix is designed for experimentation, creativity and learning. Trial and

error is the heart and soul of this kit. Why? That’s where the “a-ha” moments

happen, that’s where the learning happens, that’s where the lines between

fun and education get blurred. Flybrix is all about providing a safe, fun,

sometimes silly platform for asking and answering “how” and “why” ques-

tions that take us on the journey of understanding how things work.

In this manual is the ﬁrst build (the basic quadcopter) of 3 designs that take

you on a learning arc that introduces all the aspects of your Flybrix kit. The Oc-

tocopter is the next build and ﬁnally the Hexocopter.

If you happen to get turned around in the process, we’re here for you! Visit the

forum on ﬂybrix.com, or email support@ﬂybrix.com for help.

Taking to the skies: Once you’ve built your airframe, it’s time to ﬂy! Ask anyone

who ﬂies drones, quads, hexo, and octocopters. They’ll tell you ﬂying is “a thing”.

It takes practice to do well. Some people even go to special piloting schools to

learn how to do it! Flybrix is the perfect platform to learn how to become an

ace pilot because the drones you build are small, light and they collapse on

hard crashes. And, they go back together in a jiffy. The designs we’ve given you

are stable, balanced frames that ﬂy well. Experiment with ﬂying these designs

ﬁrst to get a feel for how to ﬂy Flybrix. Or not… You do you!

Exploring more: Once you’re ready, take your kit to the next level by visit-

ing the user forum on ﬂybrix.com. You’ll see other ways to use the parts you

already have, plus see some exciting new ones, learn how to tweak your air-

frames, share schematics, and meet the Flybrix community. On the last page of

these instructions we have a few game ideas that are fun to play, even with just

two people!

Leveling up: Download the Flybrix Chrome extension from the Chrome Web

Store for access to our code, conﬁguration tools, community, and more! The

Conﬁgurator visualizes the data that comes off your Flybrix and your controller.

Features like: sensor feedback, balance, thrust levels, motor positioning, bat-

tery output etc. When you start getting into new designs with different motor

placements and adding motors, The Conﬁgurator will be your go-to in order to

get your airframes adjusted to get them ﬂying.

We love feedback! Email support@ﬂybrix.com with any feedback you think

could help us improve the product.

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Getting Started: know your kit

LEGO Bricks & Miniﬁg

Propellers

Flight Control Board Propeller Wrench

Motors Boom-Arms

USB Cord Battery Charger

Receiver* Battery

Tweezer

Binding Cord

* If you ordered a kit that includes the R/C Controller, you will have the receiver board and joystick controller in your kit.

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Getting Started: Know Your Kit

LEGO Bag: There are enough bricks in this kit to build a quadcopter, hexocopter and octocopter, plus several extra bricks to use for tweaking your design. Get cre-

ative later on by adding your own LEGO bricks! The color of your LEGO bricks will most likely be different from the instruction pictures. It’s important to reference

shape and size of LEGO while you’re building, not color matching.

RC Controller*: You’ll use the controller to ﬂy your airframes. Take off the bubble wrap, and it’s ready to go. The controller uses four AA batteries and they’re al-

ready inside.

Battery: Pay close attention to the way the battery connector is keyed.

It’s dangerous to plug the battery in backwards to both the charger and the ﬂight board.

Here are some additional resources so you can read up on battery safety:

http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-lipo-batteries.html http://thedronegirl.com/2015/02/07/lipo-battery/ http://www.towerhobbies.com/help/ama_lipo/

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209187

Propeller wrench: Use this wrench to pop your propellers off to avoid damage to your motors.

Receiver, Binding Cord: These components are used when you’re ﬂying with an external RC controller. The receiver attaches to the ﬂight control board and the

biding cord is used to bind the controller to the ﬂight control boar and receiver. We’ll cover this further in the ﬂight instructions.

BEFORE YOU START BUILDING... UPDATE YOUR FIRMWARE. We are constantly updating the

software and ﬁrmware that improve the Flybrix experience.

https://ﬂybrix.com/pages/upgrading-your-ﬁrmware

The battery has one side of the connector plain plastic and

the other side has metal connection points.

Connect the battery with the plain plastic side up.

Properly connected battery!

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Let’s Build a Quadcopter! 1.

Attach (4) Boom-Arms to (2) 1x8 bricks.

*Notice the next few instruction pictures are in black and white. That’s

to remind you that the colors of your LEGO bricks don’t matter. Use the

shapes of your LEGO as your reference for which bricks to use.

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Attach the ﬂight control board.

*The “front” of your airframe is where the cables attach to the ﬂight con-

trol board. Orientation is important when you’re building!

Attach (1) 2x4 brick to the back of your airframe below the battery con-

nector cords, with one row of the brick sticking out past the 1x8 bricks.

Attach (1) 1x4 brick to the front of your airframe, ﬂush with the 1x8 bricks.

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Design check-In 4.

Attach (1) 1x4 brick to the top of the ﬂight board.

If you have an RC Controller, take a look at your ﬂight control board and

notice where these 3 pins are located for the next step. If you’re using

the app to ﬂy your airframe, these pins don’t matter.

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5. Only if you are using an RC controller to ﬂy your quad.

Line up the 3 pins on your receiver board with the 3 holes on your ﬂight

control board and attach the two boards by pushing them together.

This illustration is meant to show where the R415x connects to your

board. Before you ﬂy for the ﬁrst time, you’ll remove this board and go

through a pairing sequence (later on in the instructions) for now you can

keep your R415x attached.

Attach (1) tail ﬁn.

Attach the ﬂat brick that comes with your battery. It has velcro on it.

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Colors and placement really matter in the next few steps! Take two

motors that have black and white cables coming off the bottom. Gently

push the motors into the Boom Arms from the bottom to the top. Push

them in so they’re about even with the bottom edge of the Boom Arms.

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Now, get two more motors that have the red and blue cables coming

off the bottom. Gently push the motors into the Boom Arms from the

bottom to the top. Push them in so they’re about even with the bottom

edge of the Boom Arms.

* The difference between the red/blue motors and the black/white

motors is that the red/blue motors spin clockwise and the white/black

ones spin counter clockwise. This is important for generating lift.

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